Everybody's a critic!}}== {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}} Overview=='''Poetry Appreciation''' is the ability to interpret and appreciate poetry. === In-Game Description ===Skill in finding the meaning of poems, especially difficult and tedious ones.=== Training {{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}===Learning [[File:Unidentified Poetry.JPGAppreciation]]can be accomplished through two methods.* Read an appraised Poetry Book which requires Level 0 [[File:Poetry 25.JPGAppreciation]]. To learn * Stand near a Poetry Podium while another character reads a Poetry Book and provide a rating for the skill, read several level 0 poetry books or a poem.Continue leveling [[Poetry Appreciation]] through:* Reading appraised Poetry PrimerBooks. * Listening to Poetry shares Books read by others at a loot table with most scrolls, and therefore has a chance of dropping from high-level mantises, faces of death, and skeleton assassins (and whatever other mobs drop scrolls). The scrolls in Under the Hand dungeon are occasionally poetry books as well. Poetry book buffs last 2 hoursPodium, and buffs of providing ratings for the same type (+50 armor, +100 armor, +150 armor) will overwrite with the highest valued one being used until its duration runs out rather than stackingpoems read.== Connected Skills =======Sub-Skills:=====* None=====Secondary Skills:=====* None==Poetry===Related Skills:=====* [[Oratory]] - A skill that can be leveled by reading poetry to others.* [[Art History]] - A skill required for the identification of looted poetry books.

!Poetry Level!XPEarned|-|{{Item|Poetry Primer}} || None || 0 || 500|-|{{Item|"Worm Food"}} || +4% Combat XP || 0 || 50|-|{{Item|Gruzark's Chapbook}} || +25% Psychic Mitigation || 5 || 10

| Poetry Primer {{Item|"The Magic Belt"}} | None |+2% Direct Damage | 0 |5 | 500| 75

| Who Loves Mort? {{Item|"The Fall of Man" by Zini}} || +50 Max Armor 4% Combat XP || 0 5 || 5075

| Worm Food {{Item|Gammo's "Legions of Stone"}} || +1 Direct Damage 25% Psychic Mitigation || 0 10 || 50100

|{{Item| "Rain Dances of the Lost TribeWho Loves Mort?" }} || +25% Psychic Mitigation50 Max Armor || 3 0 || 7550

| Gruzark's Chapbook {{Item|"Rain Dances of the Lost Tribe"}} || +2 Direct Damage 25% Psychic Mitigation || 5 3 || 10 75

| The Magic Belt {{Item|"Why Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher}} || +252% Psychic Mitigation Crafting XP || 5 15 || 75200

|{{Item| "The Fall Battle of ManFok" by Zini }} || +1 Direct Damage 100 Max Armor || 5 20 || 75400

| Gammo's {{Item|"Legions of StoneSunsets" by Enst}}|| +2550% Psychic Mitigation || 10 35 || 100750

|{{Item| "Till The Land By Moonlight" }} || +1 4% Direct Damage || 10 || 100

|{{Item| "Why Are There BeesCommentary on Slavery" by Jim Hatcher }} || +504% Psychic Mitigation Direct Damage || 15 25 || 200500

|{{Item| "Battle of FokHorse, Carry My Topaz" }} || +100 Max Armor 3.5% Crafting XP || 20 30 || 400600

|{{Item| "Commentary on SlaveryCollected Works of Gammo" }} || +75% Psychic Mitigation || 25 35 || 500750

|{{Item| "Horse, Carry My TopazKur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu}} || +75% Psychic Mitigation 150 Max Armor || 30 45 || 600 1000

|{{Item| "Collected Works Song of GammoIr-Hetsu" }} || +5 2% Direct Damage || 35 0 || 75050

|{{Item| "SunsetsThe Tonsils of Truth" by Enst Su-Moltik}} || +150 Max Armor 8% Combat XP || 35 7 || 750200

|{{Item| "Kur HauntingsThe Face of Umrad" by Zuk-Ghu Gammo}} || ? +5% Crafting XP || 45 23 || ? 400

|{{Item|"In Defense of Rakshasa Food"}} || +12% Combat XP || 38 || 500|-|{{Item|"The Harpy Lands" by Rosedriah}} || 6% Direct Damage || 48 || 1000|}=== Complete list of Poetry Items===<dpl> category = Items/Poetry reset = categories columns = 3 mode = userformat format = ,\n* {{Item|%PAGE%}},, allowcachedresults=true</dpl>=== Poetry Podium ==={{Quote|source=Serbule Poetry Podium|Here you can recite poetry. You'll need a poetry book (which is destroyed in the process). When you recite a poem aloud, you only earn 1/3 of the [[CategoryPoetry Appreciation]] XP that you'd get by reading it privately, but all other nearby players will ALSO earn that much [[Poetry Appreciation]] XP. You will also earn [[Oratory]] XP based on the number of people listening. Instead of actually forcing players to read an entire book of poems, you will be prompted to enter a short poem yourself. You can write your own poetry or copy-and-paste poetry from elsewhere. (If you use others' poems, make sure to credit them!) Nearby players will see your poem and can vote on whether they like it or not. You'll get general feedback about how your poem was received, but that feedback has no game-play effects. (Because everybody's a critic).}}'''Poetry Podiums''' are public locations where poetry can be read aloud to others. It has become common for [[Guilds]] to work together to host public weekly Poetry Jam events.===== Podium Locations =====; [[Serbule]]: The Chortling Beaver ([[Fainor]]'s Inn).; [[Red Wing Casino]]: Public stage. {{:{{msg:BASEPAGENAME}}/Level Up Rewards}} == Poetry Appreciation Experience Table =={{Spoiler|Click Expand to view the Experience Table for Poetry Appreciation|{{:Xptables/TypicalNoncombatSkill_CappedAt50}}}} == Trivia ==Poetry Appreciation is probably a reference to [https:Skills//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]], given that the Vogons used "Poetry Appreciation Chairs", and the fact that all the Poetry books have descriptions talking about how awful they are. == Gallery== [[Category:Other Skills]]